Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

Part 2SActivities

Caring for childrenS

3SCaring for children (except caring for children which is merely incidental to caring for individuals who are not children).

Teaching, instructing, training or supervising childrenS

4STeaching, instructing, training or supervising children (except teaching, instructing, or training children which is merely incidental to teaching, instructing, or training individuals who are not children).

Being in sole charge of childrenS

5SBeing in sole charge of children.

Unsupervised contact with childrenS

[F16SUnsupervised contact with children under arrangements made by a responsible person.]

Providing advice or guidance to childrenS

7SProviding advice or guidance to a child or to particular children which relates to physical or emotional well-being, education or training (except providing advice or guidance to a child or to particular children which is merely incidental to providing advice or guidance to individuals who are not children).

Moderating certain interactive communication servicesS

8SModerating a public electronic interactive communication service which is intended for use wholly or mainly by children. A person moderates such a service if, for the purpose of protecting children, the person has any function relating to—

(a)monitoring the content of matter which forms any part of the service,

(b)removing matter from, or preventing the addition of matter to, the service, or

(c)controlling access to, or use of, the service.

But a person only moderates such a service as mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) or (c) if the person has—

(i)access to the content of the matter, or

(ii)contact with users of the service.

Provision of care home servicesS

F29SProviding, or working for an organisation which provides, a care home service which is provided exclusively or mainly for children (but only if doing anything permitted or required in connection with the position gives the holder of the position the opportunity to have contact with children).“Care home service” has the same meaning as in [F2 schedule 12 to the 2010 Act ].

Provision of independent health care servicesS

10SProviding, or working for an organisation which provides, an independent health care service which is provided exclusively or mainly for children (but only if doing anything permitted or required in connection with the position gives the holder of the position the opportunity to have contact with children).“Independent health care service” has the same meaning as in [F3 section 10F of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29)].

Work on day care premisesS

11SWork on any part of day care premises at times when children are being looked after in that part.“Day care premises” means premises at which day care of children, within the meaning of [F4 schedule 12 to the 2010 Act ], is provided.

Being a host parentS

[F511A.Being a host parent.

A “host parent” is a person—

(a)who provides overnight accommodation for, or otherwise looks after, a child (as if the child were part of that person’s family) in connection with an organised activity in which the child is participating, but

(b)who is not responsible for looking after the child when the child is participating in that activity.]